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Maybe you have been through this situation before. Somebody asks you \u2018How are you?<\/strong>\u2019 and you do one of these: you don\u2019t know exactly how to answer this in a unique way, so you just nod or end up saying something like \u2018fine, thanks\u2019. First thing you should know: there are other ways to say I’m fine. <\/p><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Knowing different ways to say How are you in English <\/em><\/strong>according to the people you are talking to is essential for anyone learning English. There are more ways to start a conversation than by saying \u2018Hi, how are you?\u2019. Turns out that you don\u2019t need to always use this phrase and sound repetitive. You have options! Keep reading to learn 9 ways to ask this question <\/strong>and possible answers to each of question so that you never feel unsure again.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Forming questions with \u2018How\u2019<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

You have probably heard about the WH-questions before. If you haven\u2019t, be sure to check out this article on the PrepEng Blog to learn more about asking questions in English. Otherwise, here\u2019s a quick summary for you<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In English, questions are structured around the question words. We have nine<\/strong> WH-question words: what, when, where, which, who, why, whom, whose, and how. Even though \u2018how\u2019 doesn\u2019t start with \u2018wh\u2019, we consider it a WH-question word.<\/p>\n\n\n

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We will use \u2018how\u2019 to ask questions about manner, condition, or quality. You may have seen these combinations before: how far, how long, how old, how many, and how much.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The structure of a question using the question words is the following:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

  1. Question word + auxiliary verb + subject + verb + complement<\/strong><\/li><\/ol>\n\n\n\n

    Examples with \u2018How\u2019:<\/p>\n\n\n\n